288, Lot: 598. Estimate $100. Sold for $85. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

John III Ducas (Vatatzes). Emperor of Nicaea, 1222-1254. Æ Half Tetarteron (14mm, 0.91 g, 6h). Magnesia mint. The Theotokos standing right, head facing; stars flanking / Half-length bust of John facing, holding labarum and globe surmounted by patriarchal cross. Cf. DOC 61 (Tetarteron); cf. LBC 294-5 (same); cf. SB 2119 (same). Near VF, green patina, areas of weak strike.